8vo. xiii, 154 pp., 5 maps, 2 figures, 2 tables, 21 b/w plates, cloth in d/w, glossary, index, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front cover, lightly rubbed at spine extremities, otherwise copy clean and in very good condition, Westview Press, Boulder & Croom Helm, London, 1987.

Synopsis

In looking at Oman from a broad perspective, the author provides a panoramic view of a nation emerging from obscurity to take its place in the modern world.